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finished story
Hi, I finished the story, and was wanting comments on it.
Jon Stevens just stared out the window; wait for something, anything to happen. His summer was becoming boring very fast.
Suddenly as he was looking out the window, he saw a station wagon pulled into the driveway next door. The old Johnson house had been up for sale for a long time, but Jon was looking forward to meeting his new neighbors. He quickly ran downstairs and told his mother the good news.
“Well, Jon, if you want to go over and meet them, maybe they could use your help carrying their things into the house. Make sure you introduce yourself.”
“O.K., I’ll be back later”
“Hello, my name is Jonny Stevens. I guess you are my new neighbors.”
“Hi Jonny, I’m Frank Laveau and this is my wife, Cheri, and my two daughters.”
Before he could finish his introduction, the oldest daughter began to speak.
“Hello, my name is Lindsey Marie Laveau. I’m 14 years old. This is my sister, Jessica. It was nice to meet you, Jonny.”
Jon suddenly remembered what his mother told him to ask them.
“Can I help you carry your things into your house?”
“Sure, you can, son. Why don’t you stay for supper? I sure you are going to be hungry after we get everything put away. You can help the girls with their room.”
Lindsey quickly grabbed Jon’s hand.
“Come on, Jon. Let me show you our room. Hurry, Hurry, Hurry.”
She led him up the stairs to the room. Jon was amazed at the decorations of the room. There were a lot of very interesting looking masks, most of them were colorfully painted and made of wood, but some of them were porcelain.
“We are descendents of Marie Laveau, the voodoo queen of New Orleans. She was a driving force in New Orleans voodoo. Voodoo is the belief that everyone has a soul, or spiritual life force. She was in charge of holding rituals and gris-gris, or good or bad luck. She had a lot of knowledge and we still have a couple of books that used to belong to her. They are downstairs in a box with all of the pictures.”
“Well, we need to go get my sister’s things out of the car. Isn’t my sister cute?”
Jon didn’t actually know how he should answer the question.
“She is very cute.”
“Well, Jon what do you think about me, huh?”
“You are very nice.”
“Jon, I was asking if you thought I was pretty.”
“Sure, I think you are pretty. You are beautiful.”
“Good, well I think we ought to get started. What do you say?”
Lindsey and Jon finished the room a couple hours later. They sat down on Lindsey’s bed. She grabbed his hand and looked directly into his eyes. “Is something wrong, Lindsey? Is there something wrong with my eyes?” Without saying a word, Lindsey leaned toward Jon and kissed him on the lips. She leaned him back onto the bed and they locked lips again. Just then, Lindsey’s mother knocked on the door.
“Supper’s ready. Hurry down and eat it while it’s hot.”
“Wow, what did you do that for?” Jon asked.
“I kissed you because you said that I was pretty. Did you like it?”
“I really liked it. Thanks again for all your help today.”
They started down the stairs. “I liked it, too. Jon whispered.
“Well Mrs. Laveau, thanks for supper. I think I’m going home if you don’t need anymore of my help.”
“Thanks for all your help Jonny. Will we see you tomorrow? I’d love for you to drop by and spend some time with Lindsey and Jessica. I think they really like you.”
Jon said goodbye to Mr. and Mrs. Laveau. Lindsey walked over to Jon and kissed him on the cheek.
“See you tomorrow, honey.” Lindsey whispered.
He just smiled as he walked out the door.
“How are the neighbors?”
“They are very nice; they have a daughter that is my age. She has a lot of interesting masks on the wall of her bedroom. She said they are from her ancestors and that they are very old.”
“You said they had a daughter that is your age, huh? Is she pretty?”
“Yes. She is pretty.”
“Do you like her? Did they thank you for helping them move in?”
“Exactly, she kissed me.”
“Oh really, she must be your girlfriend now.”
“I’m going to bed now.”
During the night, he had a dream about Lindsey. She needed his help and wanted him to come over tomorrow and talk to her. Jon sat up in bed and wiped the sweat from his face. He wasn’t sure what was going on, but he couldn’t wait to talk to Lindsey.
“Good morning Jon, what are going to do today?”
“Well, I think I’m going to the neighbors and talk to Lindsey. Mom, I had a dream last night that Lindsey was talking to me and I was talking to her, and she said that she needed my help.”
“I don’t know what to tell you, honey. Are you sure that you don’t like her?”
“Well, maybe I do like her, but I’m not sure.”
“ Well Jon, I think you do like her, that is why you want to spend time with her, and I think she really like you too, that is why she kissed you goodnight last night.”
“Well, I’m going to go over there. See you later, Mom.”
He knocked on the door. Mrs. Laveau answered it.
“Lindsey and Jessica are waiting for you in their room. By the way, I’ve never seen Lindsey smile as much as she has in the last 24 hours, even little Jessica seems to be a lot happier since she saw you. Back in our old house and town, Lindsey didn’t have any friends, and spent a lot of her time reading our old family books and looking at family photo albums. I’m glad to see you spend so much time with my girls.”
“Where is Mr. Laveau?”
“Today was his first day at work, and Jon, I don’t think you should keep my girls waiting.”
He walked up the stairs.
“Come in.”
“How did she know that I was at the door?”
“Hello honey, I’ve been waiting for you to show up. We have a lot of things to do today.”
“What are we going to do today?”
“Trust me Jon; we are going to have some fun.”
Jon looked at Lindsey. She had a big smile on her face and a hint of laughter in her smile. Just then, Jessica started to talk. It was the first time he heard Jessica.
“Yeah Lindsey, we are going to have a lot of fun with Jonny. We are going to have tons of fun with him. What are we going to do first?”
“Let’s go downstairs and show Jon some of the neat stuff that we have down there. Jon, could you get the light for me?”
Jon walked down the stairs and was amazed at all he saw. There were drums and other musical instruments in the corner of the basement. Boxes and boxes of photographs were set on a shelf. Lindsey reached up on a shelf and pulled out a picture of a woman with a snake. She was holding the snake above her head and she was dancing
“What do you think of this picture, Jon?”
“I think that woman is crazy, I wouldn’t be holding that snake. I’d be afraid that the snake would bite me. Who is the woman is the picture?”
“Her name was Marie Laveau. That is where my family comes from.”
“Lindsey, what are the drums for? Are your parents in a band?”
“No Jon, my parents aren’t in a band. Every do often, my parents out the drums and my dad plays the drums and my mom dances around with our snake and they chant too. I like to watch her dance around and twirl the snake around her body. My mom seems to be in a daze when she dances.”
“Is the snake still around?”
“It’s down here in that cage over there.”
Jon walked over in the direction that Lindsey pointed. He looked inside the cage and he saw a long yellow and black snake. Its belly was bulging, and he assumed that they had just fed it.
“Jon, let’s go up to my room and listen to some music and talk.
“Are you ok with everything that you saw downstairs? You aren’t scared of this, are you, Jon?”
“No Lindsey, I’m fine. I was just a little shocked at first, but its ok with me.”
“Our family history means a lot of us, and I want you to feel like part of the family.”
Jessica smiled when Lindsey said that.
“Don’t you feel like part of the family, Jon?” Jon just smiled.
“I wish you could join our family. I really like you, and you are my boyfriend.”
“Let’s listen to some music.”
The music started and Jessica extended her arms toward Jon. Jessica raised her head up just enough to kiss Jon on the cheek. They continued to dance for about twenty minutes.
“Let’s see if my mom has made anything for supper.”
As they walked down the stairs, Lindsey kissed him and they held hands down the stairs.
After supper was over, they went to watch some television. Mrs. Laveau asked Jon a question.
“Jon, would you like to spend the night tonight? You can stay here as far as I’m concerned.”
“Well Mrs. Laveau, I’ll run next door and ask my mom. I’ll be right back.”
“Mom, can I spend the night at the Laveau’s house?”
“Go right ahead, Jon.”
“My mother said that it was ok if I spend the night tonight.”
“You can sleep in the girls’ room.”
Jon went upstairs to get ready for bed.
“Jon, could you wait outside while I change clothes for bed? If you brought any clothes to change into, you can use the bathroom. I’ll let you in when I’m finished.”
Jon went to the bathroom and waited a couple of minutes before Lindsey let him in. She was wearing a long black night shirt; it looked like a t-shirt that was 2 or 3 times larger than she needed.
“Let’s go to bed, Jon. I’m really tired.”
Jon and Lindsey climbed into the bed on opposite sides. Lindsey slid into the middle of the bed.
“Jon, please put your arms around me. I love you, Jon.”
“I love you too, Lindsey.”
Jon woke up in the morning with Lindsey's body lying right on top of him. He didn't want to wake her, so he lay there, and thought about how his life had changed completely in the last two days. Thirty minutes later, Lindsey began to wake up. Jessica woke up and walked over the side of the bed and touched Jon's hand.
“Jonny, are you awake? I want to talk to you.”
“Let me try to get out of bed without waking up your sister. What do you want to talk about?”
“I want to know how you feel about me. I can tell that you like Lindsey a lot, but you don’t seem to like me. What is wrong with me? Am I not pretty enough for you?
“No, Jessica. You’re very pretty and I do like you. I’m just confused because everything is happening so fast. Trust me; I really like you and your sister.”
“If you really like me, then why don’t you kiss me like you kiss Lindsey? See, I told you didn’t like me or you would kiss me right now.”
Jon leaned over and gave Jessica a kiss on the lips. Jessica grabbed a hold of Jon and leaned him back on the bed. All of the sudden, Jessica, pinned Jon down and climbed on top of him. She started to run her hands over his body and began to kiss him on the neck.
“Jessica Allison Laveau. What are you doing? Get off of him! He’s my boyfriend.” Lindsey shouted.
Lindsey got out of bed and grabbed Jessica by the hair and pulled her off of Jon. Jon laid there in shock as the two girls began to fight. There was a lot of hair pulling and screaming, until Jon came to his senses and came between them.
“It was a misunderstanding, Lindsey. Calm down, honey. We were just talking and things got out of hand. Are you both finished fighting? Let’s go get something to eat.”
“Lindsey, is it ok if I stay with your sister tonight? I promise nothing will happen. It is the least I could do for her, she feels like I’m trying to take you away from her or something. I want to show her that I care about her as much as I care about you.”
“It’s ok, Jon. I understand what you are doing. I want to keep my sister happy too. Let’s eat now.”
After breakfast, Jon and Lindsey sat on the edge of Lindsey's bed and talked for hours, until it was time to go to bed.
“Well Jon, I think we should call it a night. What do you think?"
"Yeah, I'm really tired.”
“Jon, remember that you promised my sister you would spend the night with her."
Jon moved into Jessica’s bed. Jessica continued to move closer to Jon’s body. She leaned over and whispered into his ear.
“I love you, Jonny. Is it ok if I lay on top of you? I promise I won’t do anything you don’t want me too. I just want to be as close to you as possible.”
“It’s ok, Jessica. I trust you. Everything is going to be fine; you just relax and go to sleep.”
Jessica climbed on top of Jon and kissed him on the lips. She whispered goodnight and laid her head on his shoulder and fell asleep. Jon began to wrap his arms around her, when she started to move again. She wrapped her legs around his waist. She kissed him again and he began to move his hands around her body. She started to give him a hickey, but he pushed her away.
“Jessica, stop that. I don’t think we should be doing this.”
“You’re right, but I love you, and this is the only way I know how to show it.”
“Why don’t we lay here and not kiss, but we can hold each other as close as we want. Now, can you please go to sleep?”
“Time to wake up Jon, mom has food ready.”
After breakfast, Jon went upstairs to Lindsey’s and Jessica’s room. He thought that they were both downstairs, and he swung open the door. As the door swung open, Jessica was standing there, wearing nothing but her underwear. She was changing clothes when Jon came in, Jon heard Jessica scream, and he slammed the door. He ran down the stairs, and went to find Lindsey.
“I’m sorry, I’m so sorry. I didn’t know that she was in there, and I’m so sorry.”
“What are you talking about, Jon?”
“I went upstairs to go to your room to get my wallet, and I thought that you and Jessica were both down here, so I just opened the door. I didn’t realize that Jessica was upstairs, I saw her almost naked, and she screamed and I slammed the door and ran down here. I’m so sorry.”
“Don’t worry, Jon. It is going to be alright. You need to go apologize to her.”
“Jonny, are you ok? I’m sorry that I screamed, but I didn’t want you to see me topless, and you startled me. Are you ok?”
“I’m sorry, Jessica.”
“Don’t worry about it. Anyway, did you get a good look at everything, huh?”
Jessica and Lindsey started to laugh. Jon thought he was going to be in trouble, but the girls didn’t seem to mind.
“Lindsey, I want to go home and check on my mom. She hasn’t been feeling well for the last couple of weeks. I’ll be right back.”
When Jon got home, his mother was gone. On the table was a note.
“Jon, I started to feel bad, so I went to the hospital. You take care of everything around here and you can stay with the Laveau’s until I got back. I love you, Jon.”
Jon went back over to the Laveau’s house to tell Mrs. Laveau the news.
“Hello, Mrs. Laveau. Is it ok if I stay here tonight, because my mom got sick and went to the hospital?”
“You are always welcome in our house, you know that. I hope your mother is going to be ok.”
“She hadn’t been feeling well the last couple of weeks, and she was only getting worse sitting around home.”
“Well, come in Jon, make yourself at home.”
Jon went to Lindsey and Jessica’s room. The girls tried to comfort him, but he couldn’t take his mind off of his mother being in the hospital.
Lindsey tried to change the subject.
“Are you ready for school to start?”
“Yeah, I’ve got everything that I need to start school this year. I wish my mom was better, so that I could enjoy my senior year.”
“How about if we go to a movie to take your mind off your mother, it’ll be a lot of fun, and maybe Jessica will come along with us. We’ll make a night of it. Let’s go ask my mom.”
“Are you ready to go?”
“I’m ready to go. Is Jessica ready? She always seems to be running behind, and she takes forever to get ready. I’ll check if she is ready to go.”
“Hey Jess, it’s Jon. Are you ready to go now? We are going to be late if we don’t hurry.”
“I’m almost ready. I’m just fixing my hair. Ok, I’m ready. How do I look?”
“You look great, Jess. Let’s go.”
It was a good action movie. Jon sat in the middle between the two girls. He could hardly take a drink of his soda, because both of them had a hold of his hands. Jon sighed as the movie ended, and he held Lindsey’s hand and leaned over to her and gave her a kiss on the cheek.
“Did you enjoy the movie, honey?’
“What did you just call me? Did you just call me honey?”
“Yeah, I think I did. I’m sorry.”
“Don’t worry about it, Jon. I like when you call me that. I was just messing with you. You need to relax more.”
“Let’s go home. It’s getting late.”
The next night Jon received a call from the hospital. His mother had passed away. Jon couldn’t believe that his mother was gone. He sat on Lindsey’s bed and started through the night. Lindsey tired to comfort him, but nothing seems to work. Lindsey decided that she would share a bed with Jessica, and let Jon have her bed all to himself.
Two days later, they had a funeral for his mom. Mrs. Laveau and Lindsey sat by Jon, trying to get him through this tough time. Mrs. Laveau leans over to Jon and started talking.
“I’m sorry, Jon. I know how much your mother meant to you. If you want to stay with us, you can stay anytime you want. Listen, I wish you could be part of our family; you spend more than half your time over at our house anyway. It’s like a home away from home for you.”
Just then, Lindsey began to talk.
“Jon, me and Jess, want you to stay with us. You’re like the brother that we never had. We’ll help you move all of your things over into our house, after we get back home.”
The school year was short, and with that part of their lives behind them, Lindsey wanted Jon a take another step.
“Jon, we need to talk.”
“What is it, Lindsey? Is something wrong?”
“No, I wanted to take about us and our future.”
“What did you have in mind?”
“I thought after we turn 18, we could get married. I love you, Jon; I want to spend the rest of my life with you. I know that you love me too, so I’m sure your answer is yes. Well?”
“That’s a big step, but yes, we can get married. Do you want to tell your parents now or should we wait a while?”
“I think we should wait.”
Jon and Lindsey keep the secret about their decision to get married, and they wanted to wait until the right time to tell Mr. and Mrs. Laveau. Jessica already found out about the plan and was trying to break up Jon and Lindsey.
“Jonny, I need to talk to you. Come here a second.”
“What do you need, Jess?”
“I heard that you and Lindsey are going to get married, are you sure that is what you want to do?”
“Yes, I’m sure that I want to marry your sister.”
“I think you ought to rethink this whole marriage thing? Are you sure that you are ready for this?”
“Jessica, I’m not going to rethink it. I love your sister, and I’m going to marry her.”
“I guess I’ll have to change your mind about that.”
Jessica shoved Jon down to the ground. Jon just laid there in shock; Jessica had never been this aggressive with him before. Jon looked up at Jessica; she was taking off her clothes. She was now standing over him, completely naked. She started to disrobe Jon; she tore off his shirt and unbuckled his pants. Just then, Lindsey found them.
“What the hell is going on? Jessica, what are you doing? Leave him alone.”
Lindsey reached down and picked Jon up off the ground. Jessica quickly put her clothes back on and ran inside the house.
“Jon, are you ok?”
“Yes, honey. I don’t know what came over her. We were just talking about me and you getting married and the next thing I know, I’m on the ground and she’s trying to have sex with me.”
“Jon, I think she is jealous of me. I have you, and she doesn’t have anybody. Give her time, and then maybe you should talk to her about us.”
“Ok. Let’s forget this whole thing happened.”
“I’m sorry, Jon. My sister gets crazy sometimes when she feels like she is being ignored.”
Today is Jon and Lindsey’s wedding day.
“Jessica, where is my dress? I can’t find it anywhere.”
“Did you look in the downstairs closet? I think that is where mom put it. When you do find it, bring it up here, I still have to work on your hair. Hurry Lindsey, it’s almost time for the ceremony to begin. I’m glad that we are holding the wedding in our yard. It’s fitting that the place that you and Jon meet is the place where you are getting married.”
“I found it. I’ll be upstairs in a minute. I’m going to check on everything in the kitchen. Mom, is the food ready?”
“Yes, the food is ready, but you are not ready, little girl. Get upstairs and get that dress on. The ceremony will start in 5 minutes.
“That was a great ceremony, wasn’t it Frank?” Mrs. Laveau said.
“Yes, it was. It reminded me a lot of our wedding. I need to get the tables out, so we can eat.”
“Jonny, may I have this dance? Wow, this is really weird. For the longest time you were always like a member of our family and now you are a member. You’re my brother in law. I love you, Jonny.”
“I love you, Jess.”
“After this dance, I think you should congratulate your sister too.”
“Lindsey, I’m so happy for you. My big sister has gotten married. I know you would eventually marry Jonny and maybe you could have some children, so I can take care of them.”
“I don’t know about having children, but I think Jon and I would be good parents. I wouldn’t expect any children soon.”
After 3 months of marriage, Lindsey gets pregnant. Jon gets a new job to support his growing family. They worked hard in the next 9 months, and Lindsey and Lindsey gave birth to a baby girl. They named Angela Marie Laveau. Angela was born with a couple of problems. She was undersized and had trouble breathing on her own. Lindsey’s family told Lindsey and Jon not to worry that they would help them with their bills. Lindsey wanted to go back to work, so that she could make some money, so that her parents didn’t have to pay everything for Angela.
A month later, Angela was able to come home. Jon couldn’t believe how cut she was. She looked like a little version of Lindsey. She had her mother’s face and eye color. Jon told Lindsey that she was going to grow up to look just like her.
The next day, Lindsey goes back to work.
“I have to go to work, Jon. I’ll drop Angela by Mom and Dad’s house. I’ll see you later, honey.”
“You take care, dear. Drive safe.”
On her way to work, Lindsey was involved in an auto accident. She was killed in the crash. Lindsey’s family was informed of Lindsey’s death first, they told Jessica that she should be the one to tell Jon about Lindsey. Jessica didn’t want to tell Jon about Lindsey, but she thought that it would be easier if Jon heard it from her, than from someone else.
“Jon, it’s Jessica, I have some bad news.”
“What is it, Jess? What’s wrong? Is the baby ok?”
“Jon, the baby is fine. The news is about Lindsey. She was driving to work and she was hit by another car. I was killed instantly. There was nothing that the doctors or anyone else could do. Jon. I’m so sorry. Is there anything you want me to do?”
“I don’t believe it. I just told hear to be safe. I’m leaving work now; I’ll be there in a little while. Could you make sure that the baby is ready to go, Jess?”
“Hi, Jonny, are you ok?”
“I’m not sure. This is all happening so fast. Everything hasn’t soaked in yet, I just want to go home and think about it there. I just lost the woman that I loved more than anything in the world, and I have a baby to take care of. I’m not sure how I’m going to do all of this. I think I’m going to need some help.”
“I’ll be here to help you, Jonny. I’ll take care of Angela; you need to be at work, making money to support her.”
“Thanks Jess. I’m going home. Is the baby ready to go?”
“Yeah, she’s ready. Jonny, if you need to talk, I’ll be here for you.”
Jon spent the rest of the night, sitting in his room, sitting on his bed, crying. He had never been so lonely in a long time. He didn’t know how he was going to learn to live without Lindsey. For the next week, Jon couldn’t sleep. Every time he closed his eyes, he saw the sight of Lindsey’s car getting hit and her screaming for him to help her.
Jon needed a break. He talked to Jessica and Mr. and Mrs. Laveau about taking care of Angela for a week while Jon went on vacation. “No problem. We would love to take care of Angela for you. You take all the time you need, I know this last month has been tough on you, enjoy your vacation.”
“How was your vacation?”
“It was ok, Jess. Are you going to be free one of these days? I’d love to talk to you about everything.”
“I’m free tonight. How about seven o’clock?”
“Sure.”
“I’ll fix a good dinner, and then we’ll talk.”
Jon drove home and put new clothes on Angela. He took a shower and changed his clothes.
“Hi, Jonny, come on in. I’ve got supper done and everything else is ready. Where is that pretty little daughter of yours? Has she been fed yet? If she hasn’t I’ll feed her and you go get something to eat and watch some TV, while I take care of her.”
“I want to thank you for everything you have done for me and Angela. I love you, Jess.”
Jon went into the kitchen and grabbed a plate of food. Jessica had made meatloaf, mashed potatoes and gravy, and corn. Jon hadn’t had a home cooked meal since Lindsey had passed away. As he started to eat, the food reminded him so much of Lindsey’s cooking he couldn’t believe it. Jon went back into the living room and sat down next to Jessica and Angela. Jon smiled at Jessica, as Angela finished her bottle. Jon finished his dinner and then went back into the kitchen to get Jessica a plate.
“Hey, Jess, I got you a plate. I thought you could eat before it got cold.”
“Jon, you’re always helping me, like a big brother, you do way too much for me, it is about time that I started to do things for you.”
Jessica leaned over and gave Jon a kiss on the lips. Jon dropped the plate of food, and opened his arms. Jessica fell into them and they began to make out. Jessica removed his shirt and threw it over the couch. Jon took off her top, and started to unfasten her bra. Jessica grabbed his hand and told him to stop. She led him up the stairs and she laid on the bed. Jon climbed on top of her.
“Jon, make love to me. I’ve wanted you ever since the first night that you spent with me. I want to make you happier than you ever have before. I’m a virgin; I want you to be my first. Please make love to me.”
“Are you sure that you want me to be the first one? I love you Jess, but I’m not sure that we should be doing this. Are you sure you want me to do this?”
“I’ve never been surer about anything in my life. Just this one time, please make love to me.”
They removed the rest of their clothes and spent the rest of the night, making love and holding each other.
Jon woke up in the morning and went downstairs to check on Angela. Jessica followed him, wearing nothing but a bathrobe, and she wrapped her arms around Jon.
“I love you so much, Jon. Thank you for the greatest night of my life. Anytime you want to stay with me, you can spend the night, I’d love the company.”
“I don’t know. I’ll think about it. I’ll always remember to bring Angela with me; she loves you like a mother. Jessica, I want to tell you that sometimes you really remind me of your sister. I’ve got to go, Jess. I’m going to be late for work; could you take care of Angela for me?”
“Anything for you, honey and have a nice good day at work.”
In the next couple of week, Jon developed a sleeping problem. He went to the doctor’s office, where he met a nurse named Sara Richards. He asked her out, and one thing led to another, and a few months later they were married.
As they returned from their honeymoon, Jessica was waiting for Jon at the door.
“Jonny, we need to talk. I’ve got something to tell you, but I’m not sure how to tell you. It’s a very difficult thing I need to tell you. Jon, I’m pregnant, and I’ve only had sex with one person, you’re the father, Jon. I haven’t told anyone else, I’m sorry, I never meant for this to happen.”
“Wow, this is a surprise. Are you doing ok? You aren’t having any problems, are you?
I wish I could be with you, but I just got married to Sara. I’ll have a talk with her. I’ll try to be here for you.”
“Jon, I’m scared that I’m not going to be able to handle having a baby.”
“You will be fine Jess; I’ll be here for you.”
Jon and Sara continued their lives. Jon went back to work and Sara continued to work at the doctor’s office. One night, Jessica came by the house to talk to Jon, but only Sara was home. Sara was waiting for Jon to get home.
“Jon, I want to ask you a question? Did you know that Lindsey’s sister is pregnant?”
“Yeah, she told me that she was. Why?”
“Did she also tell you who the father was? She came by today, and she told me that you are the father. How could you?”
“Listen, it was one night. I was talking to her about Lindsey’s death and my future. She wanted me to spend the night with her, and one thing led to another, I made a mistake, ok?”
“No, it’s not ok. You sleep with your dead wife’s younger sister. You told me she was like a little sister to you. I’m leaving, you have a decision to make, either you are going to be with me, or you can go to her.”
Jon got in his car and drove to Jessica’s place.
“Jessica, its Jon, Can you open the door? We need to talk.”
“Ok, let me get things cleaned up first.”
“What’s wrong?”
“Sara just left me. Why did you tell her about he baby?”
“I thought she had a right to know. I didn’t think that she would leave you. Why are you here?”
“I want to be with you, if you are having my baby, I want to be here for you, so that I can take care of you. I’m going to pack some clothes for me and Angela, and if we can, we were going to move in here with you.”
“You are always welcome here. I’ll have something for you to eat when you got back. I’ll take care of Angela, too. Go ahead and get some of your things.”
Jon went to his house and returned with a couple boxes of things. He ate supper and went upstairs to the bathroom. Jessica knocked on the door.
“Jon, are you going to stay with me or do you want to sleep on the couch downstairs?”
“What do you want me to do? Would you rather me spend the night with you?”
“I’ll let you decide. I’m going to be in my bed.”
“Ok, I’ll be out in a minute.”
Jon left the bathroom, and opened the door to Jessica’s room. He slowly walked to her bed and climbed in. He wrapped his arms around her and whispered goodnight into her ear. She rolled toward him, and kissed me on the lips.
“Goodnight, Jon.”
“Good morning, Jess.”
“Jon, could you drop by after work? I want to talk to you about something.”
“Ok, Jess.”
Jon went off to work and returned after work to Jessica’s place.
“Hi, what did you want to talk about?”
“What if I told you I could bring my sister back to life?”
“You’re crazy, Lindsey is dead, Jess. You can’t bring her back.”
“Jon, look at this, Lindsey wrote this note to me, and she told me not to read it unless something happened to her. She was reading some of our families old books, and she wrote down a chant that if done at the grave of a loved one, will bring that loved one back to life. Jon, I want my sister back and I know that you want her back too. So are you going to help me?”
“I guess. When are you going to do it?”
“Tonight, meet me at Lindsey’s grave tonight. Bring Angela with you.”
“See you tonight, then.”
Later that night, Jon meet Jessica at the entrance gate to Lindsey’s grave. She was wearing all black and she had a veil over her head. Jon recognized the veil as the one that Lindsey wore on their wedding day. Jessica looked at Jon and Angela and motioned for them to go first.
“Are you ready, Jon?”
“Yeah, I guess.”
“Hold my hands while I chant the words.”
Jessica started to chant the words that Lindsey wrote for her. The ground started to shake, and Lindsey’s tombstone began to glow. Jessica finished the chant, and Lindsey’s tombstone toppled over and the ground opened up and light began to emit form the ground. A body started to rise from the grave. Jon recognized the body, it was Lindsey and it was standing before him.
“Jon, is that you, honey? Is that Angela? Can I hold my baby girl again?”
“Lindsey, is that really you?”
“Of course, it’s me. Now can I have a hug from my family? Jessica, you look so pretty, little sister.”
“Lindsey, can we go home now?”
“Yes, honey, let’s go home, Jon.”
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